Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they call cruel and inhumane treatment. 04/25/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Small businesses a lifeline for Afghan women facing Taliban restrictions Akbari told VOA that most of the 11 women who work with her are university graduates who lost their jobs after the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Under the Taliban ... 04/23/2024 - 4:46 am | View Link
Afghan Women’s Voices Stifled as Taliban Tightens Media Controls According to the local newspaper Hasht Sobh, Abdul Rashid Omari, the Taliban security commander in Khost province, has warned local media officials in an official letter that they would be prosecuted ... 04/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, following the killing of five other customs officials in the area in recent days. 04/20/2024 - 7:37 pm | View Link
Afghan women deprived of rights under Taliban face mental health issues The Taliban have not published any data on suicide rates, and they have prohibited Afghan health officials from providing information on the topic. Sahar Fetrat, a researcher with the Women’s ... 04/6/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
LONDON — Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and went down with the ship as the captain in “Titanic,” has died.
Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said.
Hill joined “The Lord Of The Rings” franchise in the second film of the trilogy, 2002’s “The Two Towers,” as Théoden, King of Rohan.
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